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Women in Development and Nation-Building Act (Republic Act No. 7192).

Country/Territory
Philippines
Document type
Legislation
Date
1992
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act Promoting the Integration of Women as Full and Equal Partners of Men in Development and Nation-Building and for Other Purposes.
Subject
Agricultural & rural development
Keyword
Gender Sustainable development Cooperative/producer organization Poverty Credit Agricultural development
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, North Pacific, South-Eastern Asia
Abstract

This Act establishes that women of legal age, regardless of civil status, shall have the capacity to act and enter into contracts which shall in every respect be equal to that of men under similar circumstances. In all contractual situations where married men have the capacity to act, married women shall have equal rights. To this end: (1) Women shall have the capacity to borrow and obtain loans and execute security and credit arrangements under the same conditions as men; (2) Women shall have equal access to all government and private sector programs granting agricultural credit, loans and nomaterial resources and shall enjoy equal treatment in agrarian reform and land resettlement programs; (3) Women shall have equal rights to act as incorporators and enter into insurance contracts; and (4) Married women shall have rights equal to those of married men in applying for passports, secure visas and other travel documents, without need to secure the consent of their spouses. In all other similar contractual relations, women shall enjoy equal rights and shall have the capacity to act which shall in every respect be equal too those of men under similar circumstances. Attached rules and regulations to this Act provide guidance and measures that will mobilize and substantially enhance the participation of women in the development process in ways equal to that of men.

Full text
English
Website
library.pcw.gov.ph